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What happens if you take communion?
When we partake in Communion, we “proclaim the Lord’s death til He comes.” The bread is symbolic of His body and Jesus’ divine health and life flowing in our mortal bodies. When we drink from the cup, we are declaring that we are forgiven and have been made righteous.
What the Bible says about taking communion?
In fact, communion reminds us of the forgiveness we experience through Christ. But Paul urges us to “examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup” (1 Corinthians 11:28 NLT), so that we are going to communion with a humble heart and not just “pretending” to be right with God.
What is the greed sin?
Greed (Latin: avaritia), also known as avarice, cupidity, or covetousness, is, like lust and gluttony, a sin of desire. As defined outside Christian writings, greed is an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs, especially with respect to material wealth.
What should we do before taking Holy Communion?
A person who is to receive the Most Holy Eucharist is to abstain for at least one hour before holy communion from any food and drink, except for only water and medicine.
Do you have to be baptized to take communion?
Most Protestant churches practise open communion, although many require that the communicant be a baptized Christian. The official policy of the Episcopal Church is to only invite baptized persons to receive communion.
Why do we have to take communion after baptism?
Communion is also something of a pledge of renewed trust in Christ and obedience to him (which is one reason why Paul warns against eating or drinking unworthily in 1 Corinthians 1:27 ). But it would be pretense for someone to take communion when they have not even taken the first step of obedience to Jesus in baptism.
Are there any examples of unbaptized people taking communion?
There are no examples in Acts or the Epistles of unbaptized people taking communion. Add to this the witness of the church through the ages. While historical creeds and confessions don’t settle the matter (Scripture does that!), they do give us some clear benchmarks for understanding how the church has historically understood doctrine.
When does Paul talk about communion in 1 Corinthians?
In 1 Corinthians, when Paul talks at length about communion (in chapter 11), the assumption from earlier in the letter (chapter 1) is that he is writing to baptized Christians. There are no examples in Acts or the Epistles of unbaptized people taking communion. Add to this the witness of the church through the ages.
Do you have to be a believer to take communion?
So the condition for taking communion is that a person must be a believer, which is a proclamation of the Lord’s death until he returns (v. 26). Also, the person must examine himself. Now exactly what this means is not in the scope of this article.